Ariana Grande sent a reminder to her fans about being cautious before making “dangerous” body-shaming comments.
The “We Can’t Be Friends” songstress, 32, reposted her 2024 interview where she addressed negative comments about her appearance, to her Instagram Stories on Saturday.
“resharing this from last year ♡ as a loving reminder to all,” she captioned the clip.
In the video, Grande noticeably got emotional as she shared how negative comments affected her as a young star growing up in the public eye.
“I’ve been kind of doing this in front of the public and kind of been a specimen in a petri dish really since I was 16 or 17, so I have heard it all,” Grande shared.
“I’ve heard every version of it — of what’s wrong with me. And then you fix it, and then it’s wrong for different reasons. But that’s everything from — even just the simplest thing — your appearance, you know?”
The former Nickelodeon star explained that it’s “hard to protect yourself from that noise” when “you’re young and you’re hearing all kinds of things.”
“I think that it’s something that is uncomfortable no matter what scale you’re experiencing it on,” she said, “even if you go to Thanksgiving dinner, and someone’s granny says, ‘Oh my God, you look skinnier! What happened?’ or ‘You look heavier! What happened?’”
“I think in today’s society, there is a comfortability that we shouldn’t have at all — commenting on others’ looks, appearance, what they think is going on behind the scenes or health or how they present themselves,” she continued.
The “Wicked: For Good” actress previously addressed her body shamers in 2023, giving an impassioned speech urging her followers to be more mindful before making comments on others’ appearances.
“The body that you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body. I was on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly,” she explained.
“[I was] at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my healthy, but that in fact wasn’t my healthy.”
“I know I shouldn’t have to explain that. But I do feel like maybe having an openness and some sort of vulnerability here, good might come from it,” she shared.
